Ah, but the Royal family doesn't make the decision to send our troops into combat, decide how much they're willing to spend on said troops, *allegedly* lie about the reasons for committing said troops to combat, et cetera, ad nauseam...

Given bLiar's track record, I'm highly suspicious of any seemingly caring act he performs - remember, a pat on the back is only a recce for a dagger!

Well he did turn up without the Helicopters, AFV's, 800 extra lads etc that HAVE been requested, but probably did leave an IOU in the sand.

I think the silence is something to do with that.

'There is much to learn from the British: their reticence about disclosing details, their clear expertise in human intelligence, their non-hysterical reaction to very real threats. Many Americans may have an inferiority complex about things British -- the refinement, the style and, of course, those accents' -

LE

He could have popped into Colchester, Aldershot or any of the other garrisons where members of 3 Para BG have just returned to. Or is it their opinions are already beyond their sell-by-date?

Instead, he decides to launch himself into the midst of a battleground - after it's quietened down enough to make it safe - and disrupt either ongoing operations, or precious R&R, or both! How many troops found themselves 'volunteered' as audiance? How many staff officers have been hounded to make the trip 'a success'?

If he really cared, I'd applaud his actions. This trip is nothing more than a photo opportunity and a chance for his private soapbox to become the centre of media attention!

PS. Maybe he's checking out a bolt-hole for when Yates of the Yard comes knocking.

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else."
Sir Winston Churchill

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Old-Salt

Photo opportunity isn't the same with the injured effects of your policies. Injured soldiers as a photo opportunity would spoil the legacy and our Illustrious Leader's ostrich like refusal to acknowledge the consequences of his actions. Far easier for a coward to face fit soldiers doing your bidding rather than the broken ones who have sacrificed much for your ill thought out and resourced wars.

LE

Photo opportunity isn't the same with the injured effects of your policies. Injured soldiers as a photo opportunity would spoil the legacy and our Illustrious Leader's ostrich like refusal to acknowledge the consequences of his actions. Far easier for a coward to face fit soldiers doing your bidding rather than the broken ones who have sacrificed much for your ill thought out and resourced wars.

Bad drills from this snapper. Apart from the female bun bottom right, it all looks a bit too white and testosterone for the PC crowd. Or is that an overtanned neck and ears bottom left?

PS. Let's not forget, he didn't go all the way to Afghanistan to meet the troops. He only hopped across the border from Pakistan where he's been chatting to the locals. Helmand to Kabul via RAF Herc. What brought him in from Pakistan? Don't know?

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else."
Sir Winston Churchill